Andy Philachack had been trending downwards over the last few levels, but made his final stand with an open-shove from under the gun. Gordon Vayo called on the button, the blinds released and the cards were tabled.
Vayo:
Philachack:
The board ran . Philachack never improved and fell short of the final two tables.
Both Nathan Gamble and Kevin Eyster, occupying the cutoff and button respectively, checked a board of and a hit. Gamble tanked awhile and checked. Eyster fired 175,000. Gamble moved all in. It was around 1 million, roughly the same as Eyster's stack. That sent the top pro deep into the tank, while Gamble stared straight ahead, occasionally blinking. Finally, he removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes.
"Man, your neck's about to explode, face turning red," Eyster said with a smile. "I don't know what to believe, Jesus."
After a couple of minutes more of thought, he said he was laying down.
"I'm gonna let you have it," Eyster said. "I'll show you what I'm folding if you show me your hand. I'd like to see a bluff."
Eyster showed and Gamble flicked into the middle.
"I didn't know if you had it in you," Eyster said. "But my range looks so thin besides a flush."
During the flurry of bust outs, we missed most of the action on the hand. The board was , Ben Ector had tabled in front of him with his stack being counted down. Judd Morris had in front of him for a busted flush draw. Ector had him covered.
Jake Bazeley raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and got three-bet to 165,000 by Andy Hwang, who was in the small blind. Hwang called when Bazeley shoved all in and it was for Bazeley against for Hwang. The board ran out , and Bazeley took it with a set.
Chino Rheem opened for a raise to 70,000 and got a call from Grant Hinkle on his left. Action folded to Mike Wang, who made it 260,000 in the big blind. Rheem mucked, but Hinkle pushed all in. Wang called it off for around 700,000 with but needed to improve against . It was Hinkle improving though, as the flop came , and a turned locked it up for him.
Brian Reinert opened on the button for 65,000 and Layne Flack made it 180,000 in the small blind. Reinert came along and they saw a flop. Flack fired 225,000 and Reinert wasted little time before shoving all in.
"Big laydown," Flack said, showing at least the after a couple of minutes.
"Come on, bro," Reinert scoffed, showing . "I flopped it."
Ray Qartomy opened to 70,000 and Mike Wang raised to 160,000. Qartomy went right back into his "Don't raise daddy" speech. He called, announced a blind check and the flop came . Wang bet 150,000, but Qartomy kept talking with Wang, never looking up.
By this time, Nick Palma and Alex Foxen were at the rail, telling Ray to stop talking so much. Wang mucked and Qartomy took the pot.
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. Philachack never improved and fell short of the final two tables. 
hit. Gamble tanked awhile and checked. Eyster fired 175,000. Gamble moved all in. It was around 1 million, roughly the same as Eyster's stack. That sent the top pro deep into the tank, while Gamble stared straight ahead, occasionally blinking. Finally, he removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes.
and Gamble flicked 
into the middle.
hit the felt.
tabled in front of him with his stack being counted down. Judd Morris had 
flop and got stacks in with Rogers holding 
and Vayo 
for Bazeley against 
for Hwang. The board ran out 
, and Bazeley took it with a set.
. It was Hinkle improving though, as the flop came 
turned locked it up for him.
. Wang bet 150,000, but Qartomy kept talking with Wang, never looking up.